Bhassler wrote:Anybody who references the Dunning-Kruger effect but who has not read the actual research is likely guilty of thinking they know much more on the subject than they actually do.
Not bad, not bad.
Honestly, though, it seems like the most common misconception in regards to the original study is the misunderstanding that those with no expertise will have higher confidence than those with expertise. In reality, the people with true expertise have the highest confidence, with those with the lowest/no expertise having the next highest confidence (well above those with middling expertise).
But, later studies done by the same authors (eg: 2013) showed that ignoramuses could and did display confidence statistically equal to those with true expertise. So, I think most people who use the term organically (rather than preemptively as it is sometimes used on this board), aren't that far off.
Then again, there are also cultural differences that have illustrated that the Dunning Kruger effect is not universal. The Japanese appear to be less full of shit, for example.